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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
aisle
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From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
All
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
almost
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
anywhere
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
beam
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From this reading Sleepy Stevens was less than six feet tall, broad of shoulder and beam, slightly bow-legged.
bow-legged
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From this reading Sleepy Stevens was less than six feet tall, broad of shoulder and beam, slightly bow-legged.
broad
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From this reading Sleepy Stevens was less than six feet tall, broad of shoulder and beam, slightly bow-legged.
caboose
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
clanked
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Claus
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Dancing
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
dark
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
desert
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Devil
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
dusty
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Earth
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Exactly
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
eyes
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
feet
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
freight
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
gazed
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
gray
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
Hartley
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
Hashknife
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Hashknife's
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From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
head
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From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
hills
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
hurry
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
inches
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
inside
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
less
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From this reading Sleepy Stevens was less than six feet tall, broad of shoulder and beam, slightly bow-legged.
lights
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
low
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
manhood
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
out
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From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
Particular
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
partner
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From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
Peace
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
pillowed
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From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
Play
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
rattled
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Santa
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Season
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
seat
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
seemingly
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Shape
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
shoulder
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From this reading Sleepy Stevens was less than six feet tall, broad of shoulder and beam, slightly bow-legged.
six
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
Size
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Sleepy
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From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
slender
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
slightly
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From this reading Sleepy Stevens was less than six feet tall, broad of shoulder and beam, slightly bow-legged.
sombrero
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
sprawled
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
steel-muscled
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
Stevens
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From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
stretched
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From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
tall
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From this reading Hashknife was inches over six feet tall, of slender, steel-muscled manhood, his sombrero pulled low over his gray eyes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sleepy Stevens was less than six feet tall, broad of shoulder and beam, slightly bow-legged.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
there
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
train
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
uncomfortable
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
Valley
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
war-sack
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From this reading Across the aisle was Hashknife’s partner, Sleepy Stevens, stretched out on the seat, his head pillowed on his war-sack.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Wasn't
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
Way
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From this reading Hashknife Wasn’t Exactly the Size and Shape to Play Santa Claus; Still and All, Peace on Earth Was a Long Way from Dancing Devil Valley That Particular Season A long, dusty freight train rattled and clanked through the desert hills, seemingly in no hurry to anywhere.
wearily
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
window
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From this reading Outside it was almost dark, and there were no lights inside the caboose, where Hashknife Hartley sprawled on an uncomfortable seat and gazed wearily through a dusty window.
